BEIJING/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Mercedes-Benz said it had cut prices on some of its EQE and EQS models in China due to changing market demand for top-end electric vehicles (EVs), triggering a 6.7% fall i[...]
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Europe
Finland’s Gasum says tribunal ruled it does not have to pay Gazprom in roubles
(Corrects description of Gasum to “energy provider” from “gas grid operator”) HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finnish energy provider Gasum said on Wednesday an arbitral tribunal had ruled[...]
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Telecom Italia CEO sees scope for improving 2023, 2024 financial targets
MILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia (TIM) will likely improve its financial targets for the next two years, the head of Italy’s biggest phone group told top executives on Wednesday, according[...]
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Trade in European bond markets held up well in turbulent year – officials
By Dhara Ranasinghe BRUSSELS (Reuters) – High inflation and aggressive central bank rate hikes have created challenging conditions for government bond markets, but the ease of doing trade has he[...]
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Special Report-FTX’s Bankman-Fried begged for a rescue even as he revealed huge holes in firm’s books
By Angus Berwick, Anirban Sen, Elizabeth Howcroft and Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) – As customers withdrew billions of dollars from crypto exchange FTX one frantic Sunday this month, founder Sa[...]
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Marketmind: Shot across the bow
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. The jolt to world markets from Tuesday’s explosion in Poland reminded otherwise buoyant investors that geopolitics remain a ma[...]
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Russia spoke in favour of grain deal extension at G20 summit – minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia spoke in favour of extending the Black Sea grain deal at this week’s G20 summit in Bali, as long as more grain was sent to countries in the greatest need, Finance[...]
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FTX’s Bahamas unit seeks Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection -filing
(Reuters) – FTX’s Bahamas unit, FTX Digital Markets, is seeking protection from creditors in the United States under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, a court filing showed on Tuesda[...]
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Barclays cuts 2023 global growth forecast, expects weakest growth in four decades
(Reuters) – Barclays economists on Wednesday cut their global economic growth forecast for 2023 as inflation is seen unlikely to fall quickly, forcing monetary policy to be ‘restrictive[...]
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